'Memories of the Movement'

From "The Tavis Smiley Show," a rememberance of the Civil Rights Movement shared by people who lived it.

The years of the Civil Rights Movement are counted among the most volatile yet vibrant times in American history. The people and events that shaped this period range from charismatic preachers and actors to students and domestic workers.

To celebrate the courage, conviction and commitment of the everyday people who made extraordinary contributions to American social progress, "The Tavis Smiley Show" presents "Memories of the Movement."

Introduced and narrated by Tavis Smiley, this powerful special features the poignant, humorous, unheard, or little known stories and anecdotes from living civil rights icons like actors Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee, preachers like Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Amos Brown, Editor Emeritus of "Ebony" magazine Lerone Bennett Jr., folk singer Odetta, Asian activist Yuri Kochiyama and a host of others.

"Memories of the Movement" is produced by Smiley Radio Properties Inc. and distributed by PRI.